Inventory to revenue determines the ability of a company to manage their inventory levels. It measures the percentage of Inventories the company currently has on hand to support the current amount of Revenue. PDL BioPharma Inc's average inventory for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2014 was $0.0 Mil. PDL BioPharma Inc's revenue for the three months ended in Dec. 2014 was $117.1 Mil. PDL BioPharma Inc's inventory to revenue ratio for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2014 was 0.00.

PDL BioPharma Inc's inventory to revenue ratio for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2014stayed the same from Sep. 2014 (0.00) to Sep. 2014 (0.00)

Days inventory indicates the number of days of goods in sales that a company has in the inventory.

Inventory can be measured by Days Sales of Inventory (DSI). PDL BioPharma Inc's days sales of inventory (DSI) for the three months ended in Dec. 2014 was 0.00.

Inventory to Revenue determines the ability of a company to manage their inventory levels. It measures the percentage of Inventories the company currently has on hand to support the current amount of Revenue.

PDL BioPharma Inc's Inventory to Revenue for the fiscal year that ended in Dec. 2014 is calculated as

* All numbers are in millions except for per share data and ratio. All numbers are in their own currency.

Explanation

An increase in inventory to revenue ratio from one quarter to the next indicates that one of the following is happening:

1. investment in inventory is growing more rapidly than revenue
2. revenue are dropping
No matter which situation is causing the problem, an increase in the inventory to revenue ratio may signal an oncoming cash flow problem.

Likewise, a decrease in the inventory to revenue ratio from one quarter to next indicates that one of these is occurring:

1. investment in inventory is shrinking in relation to revenue
2. revenue are increasing
No matter which situation is causing the reduction in the inventory to revenue ratio, either one suggests that business's inventory levels and its cash flow are effectively managed.

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1. Days Inventory indicates the number of days of goods in sales that a company has in the inventory.

PDL BioPharma Inc's Days Inventory for the three months ended in Dec. 2014 is calculated as:

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